What is an autoimmune disease?

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    • April 14, 2026 at 6:25 pm
    Dan Hager
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      Type 1 diabetes is one example of an autoimmune disease, where the body’s immune system mistakenly destroys its insulin-producing cells. Over time, the body stops making insulin, which is why people with type 1 diabetes need to take insulin to live.

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      • May 5, 2026 at 11:38 pm
      Wendy Greenberger
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        There are many autoimmune diseases besides type 1 diabetes (according to my research, over 100) . In a nutshell, the definition of autoimmune disease is when the immune system mistakenly attacks the body’s own healthy cells. I have celiac disease which is an autoimmune disease. I am type 2 diabetic that happens to present as a type 1. Even though I have type 2, I have learned so much from my type 1 diabetics.
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